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Cyberpunk 2077 will be “true RPG game”, CD Projekt RED promises
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Witcher 3 “fairly close” to maxing out PS4 & Xbox One, PC specs teased
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DayZ will “increase difficulty” as vehicles, hunting, bow & arrows are introduced
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Capcom CEO promises to hire 100 new developers each year
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Age of Wonders III trailer features rogues, lacks tea
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Machiavelli wrote in his famous treatise on governmental politics, The Prince, that if your attempts to manipulate the court with backroom promises, pressure on trade, or the revelation of opponents’ secrets don’t achieve your ends then you should assassinate the leader of the neighbouring city with a succubus.
I think it’s in a footnote.
You can see that style of governance in action in the new Age of Wonders III trailer.
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